#5b585f

Color #5b585f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.91 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5b585f

RGB

rgb(91, 88, 95)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 3.8%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 7.4%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 7.4%, 0%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(37.9, 2.7, -3.6)

LCH

lch(37.9, 4.5, 306.87)

OKLCH

oklch(46.6%, 0.0118, 305.31)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 34.5%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c5f58

Analogous

#58595f

#5b585f

#5f585f

Triadic

#5b585f

#5f5b58

#585f5b

Split-complementary

#5b585f

#5f5f58

#595f58

Tetradic

#5b585f

#5f585c

#5c5f58

#585f5b

Square

#5b585f

#5f5859

#5c5f58

#585f5f

Shades

Color #5b585f mixed toward black.

#4c494f

#3d3b3f

#2e2c30

#1e1d20

#0f0f10

Tints

Color #5b585f mixed toward white.

#76727b

#918e96

#adaab0

#c8c6cb

#e4e3e5

Tones

Color #5b585f mixed toward gray.

#5b595e

#5b5a5d

#5b5b5c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.01:1

White text reads better on this background (6.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a5d · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#5a5a5d · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#5b5c5c · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b585f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b585f]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#5b585f (#5b585f) is rgb(91, 88, 95) in RGB.

No, #5b585f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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